Category: Technology

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Money Saving Tips On Prescription Eye Glasses

I just got back from getting my annual eye exam and now I armed with a prescription and searching for a cheap pair of prescription eyeglasses. My eye doctor told me that Ican get good quality prescription eyeglasses online at ZenniOptical.com so I’m going to take his advice and take a look and see if I can find a pair that I like there.

I’ve actually heard about Zenni Optical before. I saw a clip online not too long ago about a book that was recently written by the money expert Clark Howard, who spends his time finding ways to save money and passing those tips along to consumers. I remember that one of his hot picks on that clip was Zenni Optical and their massive selection of eye wear available for online shoppers. And since my eye doctor seems to think that Zenni Optical is OK, who am I to argue?

With money being so tight still for so many of us we can all use money saving tips. I think that I will take a look and see if I can find the book by Clark Howard that I saw on that clip. Maybe they have a copy of it at the library that I can check out for free for a couple of weeks.

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“EYES ON THE PRIZE” TOUCHES THE SOUL

Thanks to Roman May

What started out as a typical movie night at a girlfriend’s house, ended up in a historical lesson neither of us will ever forget. That night the Public Broadcasting Station began the airing of the documentary “Eyes on the Prize”. This is an award winning documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement and covers the period from 1954 to 1985.

The documentary is a series lasting 14 hours. My girlfriend would record the program from her directstartv.com and we would parcel it out over seven viewings. Be prepared, it will hook you and you will find a way to watch all 14 hours.

 There were so many aspects of the documentary that fascinated the history buff in me, naming one is impossible. The power of one to ignite action as shown through the footage of the Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person was inspiring. How can you forget the footage of the hanging of Emmett Till, a 14 year old boy, because of his color? The documentary is filled with various aspects of the movement including the Freedom Rides, passage of the Voting Rights Act, and, of course, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Eyes on the Prize” leaves an impression on your soul. That’s why it is my favorite.

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Totally Wacked Out Jerry Fans

Who still watches Jerry Springer after all the talk about how his show is all a bunch of B.S. Even before I knew the show was totally stagged there was nothing appealing to me about these totally wacked out people, airing their dirty laundry in front of the whole country, that typically ended the show in a physical free-for-all. There has to be something seriously wrong with the millions of Jerry’s fans that still faithfully watch this totally useless 60 minutes of air time.

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Home Protection

When I was growing up, the only times we locked our house up was when we were going out of town for vacation. The rest of the time if we were home, we left our front door and back door unlocked with no concerns about anyone trying to break in or cause anyone harm. I don’t remember even hearing the phrase “home invasion” until the 1990’s. It just was not done in my neighborhood or to anyone I knew.

But all that has changed and people need to not only lock their doors but they need to have alarm systems installed. My dear neighbor who recently moved to Arizona has had 3 different attempts at break-ins while she was at work. I told her that she should click on the home security globe web site for an alarm system, and the police would be notified and respond to the calls. Each time there are attempts to break into a house with an alarm system, the police have a better chance to stop the robbery in progress and arrest the guys.

Another thing she had installed in her new home out there was Direct tv. In my neighborhood we all have cable, but evidently in Arizona it is much easier and cheaper to get Direct TV installed and choose your entertainment package based on what you want to watch rather than having the cable company do the programming and telling me what I can watch.

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Martha and Conan in the Potting Shed

My sister loves finding, watching and sharing videos off of YouTube.com. This video with Conan O’Brien and Martha Stewart is totally off the wall, not something that you would expect to see Ms. Martha involved in, Conan on the other hand, who knows what will be coming out of his mouth!

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Looking For Father’s Day Deals

I can’t help buy wonder what the Internet will be like in the next 5 or 10 years. I just can’t imagine it doing and offering any more than it all ready does, but I’m sure that there are many things in the works for us to see and use in the future. We have all ready become so dependent on our computers for just about everything we do these days, I can’t imagine life without it.

With Father’s Day coming up, we have all ready figured out what to get our Dad, but now we are working on finding something for our Grandfather, who is a recent widow and isn’t in the best of health these days. We have to find something for him that he will be able to use and to enjoy. Grandpa always enjoyed fishing, but hasn’t done much of it these past couple of years, so we are thinking about finding him a nice new fishing pole as a gift.

I found a great new site that can find deals at Savings.com. It’s a pretty cool site that you can ask, answer and save on. You submit your question, mine being “Where can I find good quality fishing poles at discount prices” then you provide them with your email address and then you sit back and wait for the answers to come straight to your email. Pretty easy right? I’ll let you know how it pans out over the next day or two.

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A New Atomic Watch For Father’s Day

I am surprised to find that people are still buying and wearing wrist watches these days, since most people are turning to their cell phones, their Black Berries and all of the other types of technology that we all rely on every day. My father is a perfect example of someone that still wears a watch and he is asking for a new one for Father’s Day which is coming up next month. My mother has all ready purchased a gift for him, something that she picked up several months ago for him that she stuck away to use for Father’s Day. So my mother has asked us kids to pitch in a find him one of the Atomic Watches that he has been eyeballing for some time now which is cool with us since we never know what to get him, so this will make it easier for us all.

It is up to me to find the perfect watch for him so of course I’ve turned to the Internet to do the job for me. I think I’ve found one that he will appreciate and wear. It’s a Casio GW9100-1 Men’s Atomic Solar G-Shock Gulf Man Black Digital Back that usually sells for $220 and is on sale for $155 that I found at bluedail.com. I’ve sent the link to my brother and sister to make sure they are happy with my selection before I actually order it. I can’t imagine either one of them having an issue with it and if they do I will let them know that they are more than welcome to find one that they think would be better and I’ll back down from it, no problem. But I think this will do just fine and I’m anxious to go ahead and get started on getting my order in although we have plenty of time. Good thing bluedial.com has free 2 day shipping if we get too close to the deadline before making a final decision.

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The Lottery Changed My Life

The Learning Channel has a few shows that I enjoy watching now and then, one of them being “The Lottery Changed My Life” which shows the stories behind many of the huge multi million dollar lottery winners. It is interesting to take a peek into their lives and see what they have done with the new found wealth and fame and how it has changed their lives forever. So many of them have wasted the money and are now broke, which is sad and just amazes me. Who hasn’t dreamed about winning the lottery?

Did you know that only 2% of lottery winners continue to play the lottery?

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More Of Johnny and “Captain” Jack Sparrow

I can’t wait to see the newest Pirates of the Caribbean flick, On Stranger Tides, starring my heart throb Johnny Depp, as The Captain Jack Sparrow the sexiest pirate ever!!!!

           

Of course his buddy Will Turner is one sweet looking dude as well. Put the two together and you’ve got the best of both worlds. If I was a teenager again, you can bet that my room would be covered with their posters. A wench can dream can’t she?   LOL

                            

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Say What?

I hear that this a.m. the Muslim Brotherhood has warned the U.S. that if the meddling that is now going on over in Egypt and Lybia continues, that they will cut off America ‘s supply of  Motel 6 and 7-11’s managers.

If this action does not yield sufficient results,our Cab Drivers will be next,then  followed by Dell, AT&T and AOL customer service representatives.

If all else fails, they have threatened not to send us any more Presidents either. It sounds like it is going to get ugly, folks.